DISCOUNTER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

discounter

noun

Definition of discounter

as in retailer

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Recent Examples of discounter Spirit, the pioneering discounter, permanently shut down operations on May 2 after failing to secure a federal government bailout. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 Barneys New York ranks as one of retail’s greatest makeovers — transforming from a menswear discounter in the ’60s into a chic and irreverent enclave for luxury fashion. — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. — Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 The iconic Florida discounter has been at risk of shutting down. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 But rival Target reported earlier this week another quarterly decline in profits and sales during the critical holiday period as the discounter struggles with its own merchandising missteps and confronts a consumer who is focusing more on essentials. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Sara Barber, senior director of supply chain inventory and returns at Ariat International, described a returns ecosystem that combines software and human decision-making to determine whether a product could be resold in a secondary market, an outlet store or a discounter. — Peter Sadera, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026 The store was an immediate hit, a new idea in retail that combined some of the best department store features – including strong customer experience – with the prices of a discounter. — Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discounter

Noun

The shift away from fixer-uppers also showed up in earnings reports from home improvement retailers.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The members-only retailer continues to execute, but its valuation remains the biggest hurdle.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of retailer

Noun

Cash payments and explosives After the Machados and Matsumura inherited the property, Chee began expanding his business, aiming to become a major wholesaler and importer of fireworks, prosecutors and others have said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of wholesaler

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Founded and led by Nigerian industry vet Moses Babatope, the group is the West African theatrical distributor for Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures through its partnership with UIP.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
The distributor extended its streak of Palme d’Or pick-ups by nabbing Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

The book went on to become a best seller and was subsequently adapted into a film in 1976 with Sissy Spacek in the title role.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 July 2026
Deckers Outdoor shares could gain steam as the footwear seller diversifies its product offerings, particularly across its Hoka brand, according to Jefferies.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of seller

Noun

North America is strengthening its role as an oil and gas exporter while also expanding renewables.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has joined a rush to move cargoes after Middle East producers ramped ⁠up oil and gas output and exports ahead of an interim ⁠deal to halt the war between the United States and Iran.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 June 2026